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Hi, what are your favorite IH romance tropes that they've got in canon?

hiya! at the risk of sounding like a bit of a wet blanket, i'm not too into assigning tropes to stories or couples or relationships bc it sometimes feels a bit reductive and limiting i guess?

that said, i can list some stuff about the IH relationship portrayal that i'm drawn to and enjoy:

i like how they have a shared theme of losing a parental figure at an early age. and even more specifically, blaming the having that figure return as a hollow to challenge their guilt and grief. these events set them on their own independent stories that allow them to be highly empathetic and understanding of one another's circumstances.

what's more, i think these events also help to shape the shared importance and concept of "family" that ichigo and orihime both have in common.

i love how protective they are of one another, and while this is simply part of their inherent nature as characters and they will extend this protection to others they care about, both ichigo and orihime consistently single one another out as someone they must singularly protect.

i love the progression of their relationship from strangers, to acquaintances, to friend of a friend, to friends, to trusted ally, to lovers! i think the progression of their relationship is very natural and realistic.

i like how their relationship also deals with a very real issue of communication, feelings of inadequacy, and the desperation of wanting to protect someone all on your own-- both ichigo and orihime learn that their way of going about things is not viable in the long term and both grow independently of one another AND together. i love their miscommunication and conflict in the HM arc, the question of "can they trust each other" being challenged by the villains and each time they come back with a stronger resolve and answer "yes. we may not fully understand each other because we're all fundamentally different people, but we have a bond that cannot be broken. so of course i trust you"

the portrayal of the feelings they have for one another is so uniquely tender and honest within the genre. ichihime is truly in its own league compared to other shounen couples!

i like how they share the same interests and banter with each other; that they can hold conversations as friends and still be romantic as well. its really important to me when it comes to the believability of a romance-- i need to believe they can be each others friend too!

i love how well their fighting styles complement each other in battle! they truly are like a sword and shield

those are just off the top of my head, but i hope that can answer your question!

#I remembered how I was so into IH slow burn #I was there to watch their relationship from friend of a friend to lovers 🧡🩷#They have so much in common!#and how much they complements each other in battle 😆#Ichihime

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favourite IH romance tropes they've got in canon?

- sunshine x grump

- character A wants to protect everyone, while character B wants to protect character A

- calling each other by their last name all along + the special feeling of saying the given name for the first time (i think all my favorite anime ships have this one)

- strangers to friends to best friends to lovers // slow burn

- healer/knight

- battle couple

- power of love

- temporary amnesia + power of love (sort of, loosely)

- declaration of protection

- dying declaration of love / unheard declaration of love

- (temporary) character death

- technically not high school sweethearts, but also??? maybe?? maybe college sweethearts? growing up together would be most accurate, i think

- the "met as children, then met later" one

- everyone ships them

- seemingly unrequited // silent suffering // pining